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Yes it does. If there actually was a bigger demand than there is supply, the salary would raise. The main reason why it doesn't is because a programming languag
by tempsolution 7y ago
Yes it does. If there actually was a bigger demand than there is supply, the salary would raise. The main reason why it doesn't is because a programming language or frameworks are not a barrier for any top developer. Skills usually transfer very well.
The real crux of the matter is that these companies don't want to pay top salaries and thus don't get top developers. As long as there are people who navigate themselves into such niches and are proud of it, the salary for these specialized jobs will stay where it is. Simple as that.
- mars4rp 7y agoI really don't want to judge your ability, I agree with your comment about C#, Java, JS, C ,... but COBOL is a completely different animal to reason with. Been there and ran as fast as I could.
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- Torwald 7y agoSounds interesting. Can you point me to a COBOL listing that shows some of this difference?
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- cpach 7y agoYou might want to have a look at the Rosetta Code wiki. They have a lot of COBOL code there. http://www.rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:COBOL http://www.rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:COBOL I don’t know COBOL though so I can’t say if this code is idiomatic or not.
- jeffrallen 7y agoWell, it is less than 100000 lines and less than 50 years old, so no, it is not idiomatic.
- cpach 7y agoTouché :)
- 27182818284 7y agoI don't know. I actually personally know someone that jumped from PHP to COBOL with no significant problem. They had some gripes, of course, but it wasn't a show stopper and they were able to get to work and be productive right away.